Efficiency of Using Pediatrics Emergency Services and Triage Evaluation

Pediatric Emergency Care
Sherif El DesokyJameela A Kari

Abstract

The aim of the study was to evaluate the pediatric emergency department (PED) in a main teaching hospital. Retrospective review of all children presented to PED at King Abdulaziz University Hospital from September to November 2014 was performed. We classified priority into the following 5 stages: 1, need resuscitation; 2, emergent; 3, urgent; 4, less urgent; and 5, nonurgent. A total of 2567 children (58.9% boys) attended PED for 3 months. Toddler age group was the highest. Respiratory complaints were the commonest (36%), followed by gastrointestinal complaints (20%). The majority were classified as priority 3 (52.3%) and priority 4 (30.7%). The admission rate was 12.3% and the mean (range) length of stay (LOS) was 5.85 (0.2-25) hours. Saudi nationals were less likely to wait for 5 hours or longer, less likely to be admitted, but more likely to leave PED without being evaluated. There was a negative correlation between higher priorities and time from triage to PED. There was a positive correlation between the higher priorities and LOS. Most children who were seen in PED were priority 3 and therefore needed to be seen. However, a considerable percentage of priority 4 and 5 could have been seen in ambulatory clinics. Most lower p...Continue Reading

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Jul 1, 2021·Open Access Emergency Medicine : OAEM·Mona Faisal Al-Qahtani, Fatimah Yahyia Khubrani

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